The four-man gang was involved in home thefts in the Mohammadia, Nahda and Naeem districts in north Jeddah.

“The criminals used to jump over villa walls, break into houses through the windows and doors and steal anything of value that was light,” First Lt. Nawaf Al-Bouq of Jeddah police told Arab News.

Officers said all four admitted to their crimes while being interrogated. “They took police investigators to all locations which they stole from. Currently all of them are in custody while investigations are completed,” Al-Bouq said.

If convicted, all of them face lengthy prison sentences or deportation from Saudi Arabia.